| A | B |
|---|
| melancholy | (adj.) sad, gloomy, unhappy; depressed; (n.) sadness, gloominess; dejection; depression |
| ordeal | (n.) a difficult or painful experience; a trial; test; hardship |
| parch | (v.) to make dry and thirsty; to shrivel with heat; dry up; dehydrate |
| persist | (v.) to continue steadily in a course of action; refuse to stop or be changed; to last; remain; persevere; keep at it |
| vital | (adj.) having life; living; necessary to life; essential; key; crucial; fundamental |
| quibble | (v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; nitpick; (n.) a petty objection; squabble |
| ratify | (v.) to approve; give formal approval to; confirm; endorse |
| regal | (adj.) royal; kinglike; fit for a king; majestic |
| stifle | (v.) to smother; prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off; strangle |
| puny | (adj.) of less than normal strength or size; undersized; pint-size; small |
